- Carrie Anne
Infobox Single
Name = Carrie Anne
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =The Hollies
from Album =
A-side =
B-side ="Signs That Will Never Change"
Released =26th May 1967
Format =7" single
Recorded =
Genre =
Length =
Label =UK:Parlophone R5602
US: Epic 10180
Writers =Allan Clarke,Graham Nash , andTony Hicks
Producer =Ron Richards
Certification =
Chart position =*UK: #3
* USA: #9
Last single = "On A Carousel "
(1967)
This single = "Carrie Anne"
(1967)
Next single = "King Midas In Reverse "
(1967)
Misc ="Carrie Anne" is the name of a song that was recorded and released as a 7"
45 rpm single by the British pop band The Hollies. It became a hit in 1967, reaching #3 on theUK Singles Chart . It was also a hit in the US, peaking at #9 on the pop charts.It was written by Allan Clarke,
Graham Nash , andTony Hicks . It may have been the first piece of pop music outside the Caribbean genre to feature a solo onsteelpan . The solo begins approximately 2 minutes into the song.In the 1995 documentary "The History of Rock 'N' Roll",
Graham Nash claimed that the song was written forMarianne Faithfull , but he was too shy to use her actual name. The title was subsequently changed to the made up name Carrie Anne.Fact|date=November 2007Actress
Carrie-Anne Moss was named for this song, which was on the charts when she was born.
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